A Taste of Greece Annual Festival This Weekend in Irvine

Opa! The 36th annual "A Taste of Greece" at St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine is this weekend.

There will be vendors selling gyros, pastichio (Greek lasagna), loucanico (Greek sausage), spanakopita (spinach and feta pie), dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves), saganaki (Greek brandy-flamed cheese) and so much teeth-rotting baklava to give your oral hygenist nightmares. There will be dancing, music, and wine. As with every year, the party lasts three days.

Festival hours are 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, June 26; noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 27; and noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 28.

The fee to enter is just $3 per person. Children under 10 and seniors over 65 are free on Saturday, June 27 from noon to 5 p.m. But if you print this flyer, admission is free!

St. Paul's is at 4949 Alton Parkway between Culver Drive and Jeffrey Road. More info? Click IrvineGreekFest.com.

Edwin Goei was born on the island of Java, grew up in La Habra, studied in Irvine, and eats everywhere. Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, he went by the alias "elmomonster" on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.